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HR 1204 109th Congress House

Rockies Prosperity Act

Official title: To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors certa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Mar 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
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 Latest action March 16, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rockies Prosperity Act - Designates the following lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System): (1) Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem; (2) Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; (3) Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem; (4) Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem; (5) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; and (6) Blackfeet Wilderness.

Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas.

Establishes the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve as a National Park System unit. Repeals Federal law provisions that establish the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) implement a program of ecosystem restoration in the Preserve; and (2) study the feasibility of creating a Flathead National Park and Preserve in the area generally known as the Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System and the National Wildland Recovery Corps.

Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assure nonexclusive access to the specified areas and corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 38 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 10, 2005
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Costa, Jim
California · Oct 6, 2005
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2005
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 17, 2005
Davis, Lincoln
· Jun 16, 2005
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 7, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · May 18, 2005
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 16, 2005
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 16, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2005
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 3, 2005
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 3, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 3, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· May 3, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Apr 26, 2005
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 26, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Apr 26, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 26, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Apr 26, 2005
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 26, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Apr 20, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Apr 20, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Apr 20, 2005
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 20, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Apr 14, 2005
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Apr 12, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Apr 12, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Apr 6, 2005
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Apr 6, 2005
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 6, 2005
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 6, 2005
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 6, 2005
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2005
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 6, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 6, 2005
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 6, 2005
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Apr 6, 2005
WU, DAVID
· Apr 6, 2005
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 16, 2005
TANNER, JOHN
· Mar 16, 2005
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 16, 2005
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 9, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1204: Rockies Prosperity Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1204/
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